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Sent: 2011-10-05
From: William Weber, Vice President for Business Affairs
To: Employees
From: William Weber, Vice President for Business Affairs
To: Employees
Subject: Strategic planning open sessions
Our strategic planning process continues, and we write to again ask for your participation and input.
Many of you participated in facilitated planning discussions last spring. The steering committee reviewed all of the data from those meetings and identified six strategic themes that will form the basis for our plan:
* Academic Excellence
* Marketing and Communication
* Campus and Community Life
* Financial Sustainability
* Emerging Technologies
* Global Competition and Changing Demographics
During the summer, the steering committee prepared concept papers on each of these six themes. The concept papers have been posted on the strategic planning website, http://www.eiu.edu/strategicplanning/, and comments regarding the concept papers may be directed to the steering committee members or posted through the website.
Last week, about 60 individuals--including our steering committee and many campus and community leaders--participated in a Vision Conference. During the Vision Conference, the participants reviewed the strategic themes and the concept papers, conducted a stakeholder review, and developed an outline of a shared vision for the university.
Next week, we are holding four open sessions to obtain your ideas and input on a new vision statement for the university. At these meetings, we will review the outcomes of the Vision Conference and solicit your reactions and feedback to a draft vision statement. We invite you to participate in one of the following scheduled open sessions:
* Wednesday, October 12, 9:00-10:00 a.m., Charleston-Mattoon Room, MLK University Union
* Wednesday, October 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Charleston-Mattoon Room, MLK University Union
* Thursday, October 13, 11:00 a.m.-noon, Oakland Room, MLK University Union
* Thursday, October 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Oakland Room, MLK University Union
In addition to these open sessions, strategic planning updates will continue to be posted and comments may be submitted at http://www.eiu.edu/strategicplanning/.
Ken Baker, Assege Haile Mariam and William Weber
Strategic planning co-chairs
Many of you participated in facilitated planning discussions last spring. The steering committee reviewed all of the data from those meetings and identified six strategic themes that will form the basis for our plan:
* Academic Excellence
* Marketing and Communication
* Campus and Community Life
* Financial Sustainability
* Emerging Technologies
* Global Competition and Changing Demographics
During the summer, the steering committee prepared concept papers on each of these six themes. The concept papers have been posted on the strategic planning website, http://www.eiu.edu/strategicplanning/, and comments regarding the concept papers may be directed to the steering committee members or posted through the website.
Last week, about 60 individuals--including our steering committee and many campus and community leaders--participated in a Vision Conference. During the Vision Conference, the participants reviewed the strategic themes and the concept papers, conducted a stakeholder review, and developed an outline of a shared vision for the university.
Next week, we are holding four open sessions to obtain your ideas and input on a new vision statement for the university. At these meetings, we will review the outcomes of the Vision Conference and solicit your reactions and feedback to a draft vision statement. We invite you to participate in one of the following scheduled open sessions:
* Wednesday, October 12, 9:00-10:00 a.m., Charleston-Mattoon Room, MLK University Union
* Wednesday, October 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Charleston-Mattoon Room, MLK University Union
* Thursday, October 13, 11:00 a.m.-noon, Oakland Room, MLK University Union
* Thursday, October 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Oakland Room, MLK University Union
In addition to these open sessions, strategic planning updates will continue to be posted and comments may be submitted at http://www.eiu.edu/strategicplanning/.
Ken Baker, Assege Haile Mariam and William Weber
Strategic planning co-chairs